Match-box.



PATENTED JAN. l0, 1905.

J. P. W. KUBHN. MATCH BOX.

.A PPLIOATION FILED MAB. 1, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT OEEicE.

JOACHIM F. W. KUEHN, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO FRITZ STEINER, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

MATCH-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,610, dated January 10, 1905.

Application iled March l, 1904. Serial No. 196,029.

To vll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOACHIM F. W. KUEHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Match- Box, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to match-holding devices which deliver a predetermined number at a time. Y

One of the objects isto provide a novel and simple structure of this nature which may be employed for advertising purposes and will permit the refilling of the same and the change of advertisements with ease and celerity.

A further object is to provide alarm mechanism of a simple nature that will indicate when the matches are being extracted, said alarm mechanism being verysimple and so arranged that it may be assembled and placed within or removed from the box as an entirety to afford more ready access thereto for the purposes of repair and renewal.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan View with the top of the box or casing and the partition removed. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of said par tition, showing the alarm mechanism. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the upper corners of the casing. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the lower end of the arm of the alarm mechanism, showing the dog thereon.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a casing is employed comprising a base 8, supported on cross-pieces 9, so that the under face thereof is elevated above the surface on which the base rests. Spaced side walls 10 and a rear wall 11 are supported upon the base and are preferably provided with display-panels 12, having glass or transparent facings 13, behind which display-cards and advertising matter may be placed.

The top of the casing is designated 14 and is provided with a suitable panel 15, surrounded on its sides and rear by a beading 16, secured to the top 14, this beading, however, being absent from the front edge of the top, thereby leaving' the front edge of the panel open to permit the insertion and removal of display-cards in the panel. This open end is, however, closed by a cap-bead 17, carried by the upper end of a front wall 18, the opposite edges of which are slidably mounted in guideways 19, formed in the inner sides of the front upright margins of the side walls 10, as illustrated particularly in Fig. 3. The top 14 is removable, but is normally held in place by screws or other fastening devices 20. passed through the portion 14 of said top and engaging strips 21, secured to the inner sides of the side walls 10. These strips are normally covered by the facing 15 of the panel 15 and are only accessible when said facing has been removed through the open front edge of the panel, as will be clearly understood. The said facing is formed of glass orother suitable transparent material. The front wall 18, including its cap-bead 17, already described, is removable, and besides constituting a closure for the panel 15 said wall, furthermore, serves as the front wall of the match-holding compartment 22, being provided with a sight-opening 23 and being also provided with a suitable panel 24. f

The rear wall of this match-holding compartment is in the form of a partition 25, slidably mounted in guideways 26, formed upon the inner sides of the side walls 10, said partition being removable when the cover 14 has been displaced. The partition thus divides the interior of the casing into two compartments, the match-holder 22 and a rear alarm or bell compartment 27. In this bell-compartment is located a bell 28, that is secured to the rear side of the partition 25. Also secured to this partition and extending on opposite sides of the `bell are outstanding ears 29, to and between the lower portions of which is journaled a rock-shaft 30, carrying a hammer 31,

, and coiled about this cross-rod is a spring 35,

the lower end of which is attached to the rockshaft 30 and urges the hammer 31 toward the bell.

Slidably mounted within the lower portion of the casing upon a supporting-block 36 is a delivering-plunger 37, extending through the front of the casing beneath the removable front wall 18 and having a knob or button 38, by which it may be operated. This plunger extends beneath the match-holding compartment and into the bell-compartment, as is evident by reference to Fig. 2. The portion located within the match-holding comparment constitutes a support for the matches placed therein and is provided with a socket 39, arranged to receive a predetermined number of the same, shown inthis instance as one. This plunger is movably'located upon a plate 40, arranged upon the supporting-block 36 and of less width than the length of the matches, so that the ends of said matches will overlap the plate, and the heads, therefore, will not be in frictional engagement with the block 36. When the plunger is drawn outwardly, the matches contained in the socket 39 will be carried forwardly until said socket passes the end of the plate 40, whereupon the match will be delivered upon the front inclined face 41 of the base and gravitate down the same, thereby being transferred to the exterior ot' the casing. For the purpose of returning this plunger-plate leaf-springs 42 are employed, being secured at their upper ends to the rear wall 11 and having their lower ends connected by links 43 with the rear end of the plunger, thereby automatically returning the plunger int-o the casing after it has been partially withdrawn therefrom.

For the purpose of operatingl the alarm a horizontally-disposed stirrup 44 is employed, which is secured to the rear end of the plunger and is located so as to engage the dog 33 of the bell -operating mechanism when the plunger is moved. The base 8 is preferably provided with sound-passages 45, that establish communication between the bell-compartment 27 and the space beneath said base.

It is thought that the operation of the structure will be clearly evident. When the plunger is in its innermost position, the stirrup 44 will be located in rear of the dog 33 anda match will have dropped into the socket 39. 1f now the plunger is drawn outwardly, this match will be extracted from the casing in the manner already described. At the same time the stirrup 44 will be brought into engagement with the dog and under the impulse of the same said dog will move forwardly.

This will cause the swinging of the rock-shaft and the movement of the hammer 31 away from the bell. The said movement will continue until the stirrup 44 passes beneath the dog 33, whereupon the bell mechanism being released the spring 35 will swing the rockshaft rearwardly and the hammer will bethrown into engagement with the bell, thereby emitting an alarm. Upon releasing the plunger the springs 42 will return the same into the casing. The stirrup 44 will freely pass the dog 33, as the same can swing rearwardly upon the arm 32, and the socket 39 will return into the casing to receive another match. If it is desired to refill the matchholding compartment, it is only necessary to turn the casing upon its back and remove the front wall 18, thereby opening said compartment. This same operation, it will be observed, opens the top panel, and thus cards or advertising matter therein may be readily changed. It for any reason it becomes desirable or necessary to remove the bell mechanism, it is only necessary to take off the top 14, whereupon the partition 25 can be taken out of the casing, and this carries the mechanism in its entirety with it, so that any repairs may be readily made.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages oiE the herein described invention will be clearly apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size,

shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a delivering match-box, the combination with a casing having spaced side walls provided with upwardly-extending oppositelydisposed guideways in their inner Jfaces, of anl upright partition slidably mounted in the guideways and dividing the interior of the casing into a front match-compartment and a rear bell-compartment, a delivering-plunger slidably mounted in the lower portion of the casing' beneath the partition, spaced ears carried by the rear side of the partition, a bell mounted on the rear side or' the partition between the ears, a springactuated clapper journaled in the ears, said bell and clapper being removable with the partition from the casing, and means carried by the plunger for actuating the clapper.

2. In a delivering match-box, the combination with a casing having' a match-holding IOO compartment, of a display-panel having an In testimony that I claim the foregoing as open edge through Which cards may be passed, my own I have hereto alixed my signature in a removable side for the casing, said sidecomthe presence of two Witnesses.

prising a Wall for the match-compartment JOACHIM F. W. KUEHN. 5 and a closure for the open edge of the panel, Witnesses:

and a delivering-plunger operating beneath J. S. RULEY,

the Wall and in the match-compartment. ALBERT PERSCH. 

